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Re: It’s the Value, Stupid

Fraser — Thu, 02 Mar 2006 00:15:20 -0000

Hi Mark,

Welcome to Disruptive Thoughts, hopefully you'll find it interesting.

I agree that, with respect to Web 2.0, attention is focused incorrectly in a number of areas.

Design seems to win out over content way too often. This is part of the reason why I'm not fixing my template (it doesn't format properly in IE) --- content is what matters, and in the time it would take for a guy like me to fix my template I can post 1 or 2 more times. When I read comments about the potential success of variouis Web 2.0 services I cringe when I read that the services "ajaxy goodness" will help make it successful.

By "ideas over business sense" do you mean "ideals over business sense"? If so, I agree that it's a tiresome focus. Web 2.0 is about technological innovations changing an industry, which will impact other industries significantly. What it won't do is change the way that capitalism operates (and I don't mean that in the "evil" sense - I mean it as a market place). We've had technology change a number of industries and,yet, business continues.

Re: It’s the Value, Stupid

Fraser — Wed, 01 Mar 2006 23:15:20 -0000

Hi Mark, Welcome to Disruptive Thoughts, hopefully you'll find it interesting. I agree that, with respect to Web 2.0, attention is focused incorrectly in a number of areas. Design seems to win out over content way too often. This is part of the reason why I'm not fixing my template (it doesn't format properly in IE) --- content is what matters, and in the time it would take for a guy like me to fix my template I can post 1 or 2 more times. When I read comments about the potential success of variouis Web 2.0 services I cringe when I read that the services "ajaxy goodness" will help make it successful. By "ideas over business sense" do you mean "ideals over business sense"? If so, I agree that it's a tiresome focus. Web 2.0 is about technological innovations changing an industry, which will impact other industries significantly. What it won't do is change the way that capitalism operates (and I don't mean that in the "evil" sense - I mean it as a market place). We've had technology change a number of industries and,yet, business continues.

Re: It’s the Value, Stupid

Mark Devlin — Wed, 01 Mar 2006 19:31:17 -0000

Great blog and insightful commentary. Subscribed!

I have noticed that attention is given to services that are representative of the Web 2.0 mind-set, which values design over content, disruption over evolution, and ideas over business sense.

Re: It’s the Value, Stupid

Mark Devlin — Wed, 01 Mar 2006 18:31:17 -0000

Great blog and insightful commentary. Subscribed! I have noticed that attention is given to services that are representative of the Web 2.0 mind-set, which values design over content, disruption over evolution, and ideas over business sense.

Re: It’s the Value, Stupid

Eric — Tue, 28 Feb 2006 10:55:01 -0000

Great point. I don't know why business always has to equate evil. Look at Flickr. They provide a great service that people really enjoy and are willing to pay for. Programmers, geeks, techies: they all have to eat too so if they are providing a great service/product (that probably costs them a lot of time and money to create and maintain) why shouldn't they get paid?

Re: It’s the Value, Stupid

Eric — Tue, 28 Feb 2006 09:55:01 -0000